The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-01-21
LOGAN MEMORIAL.
Service by Geo. W. De Long Post,
c. A. r.


hour appointed for the memorial ser
vice of Geo. W. De Long Post, Grand
Army Of the Republic, in honor Of the
late General John A. Logan, Past
Commander-in-Chie Of the Grand
Army Members of the Post were sta
toned on the left Of the platform, the
ccoir on the right, composed as fol.
lows Sopranos-Mrs. ]. +. Hanford,
Misses Hopper and Jennie Grieve;
altos--Mrs. Cruzan, Mrs Brown and
Miss Parke; tenors-Messrs. w. w
Hall and j. L. Waterhouse, it,; BASES
--Messrs. II. w. Morse and J. w.
Yarndley (conductor); pianist -Myron
II. Jones.
Mr.. r. w. Lame, Post Commander,
presided, having on his right and left
the speakers Of the evening--Rev, ].
A. Cruzan and His Excellency G. w.
Merrill, United States Minister Resi-
dent In front OF the desk was a drap-
ed picture of the soldier and states
man in whose honored memory the
service was devised. American flags
tapestried the wall in the rear Of the
platform
After a piano duet, the Post was
called to attention." and the Post
Commander, assisted ny Adjutant No
bic, performed the impressive memorial
services Of the Grand Army.
The ladies Of the choir then gave
with much effect the anthem, "Holy
Redeemer."
His Excellency Geo. w. Merrill,
American Minister Resident, also a
comrade Of the Grand Army, delivered
an address on the theme, General
John A. Logan, the Soldier" When
the news flashed forth that General
Logan was dead, the exclamation burst
spontaneously from all American lips,
"a soldier is goneN General Logan,
when the Union was menaced, and
loyal citizens scarcely knew which way
to turn, was one Of the FIRST to sound
the watchword of union against dis
union. In the late hero, as in the case
of his chief who died before him, were
demonstrated the possibilities of the
selimade man. General Logan's de
votion to the Union cause, his skill in
war and bravery in battle were des
canted upon in eloquent periods. With
Logan political affiliations and old asso
Citations we're not to be balanced against
the integrity OF the Union, and he wa:
early in the vortex Of the strife at tht
head Of loyal legions, his motto, "Con
quer or die One more has joined
Grant, Thomas, Mcclellan and Han
cock in the ranks of the great majorit!
-one who was ever at the post Of dut'
in the hour Of danger--a man of whom
il may be said, that, take him for all it
all, we may not look upon his lik'
again.
A quartet consisting Of Prof Yarnd
lev, Mr.. w. W. Hall, Mrs. Brown anC
Mrs. Hanford, then sang with deep ex
preston; crest, Soldier, Rest" accom-
panied by Mr.. Myron Jones on tn
piano.
Rev ]. A. Cruzan then took up tn
memory Of the hero as "The Man AM
Statesman" He began by adyertin
/ to the rayages by death among tn
I leaders on both sides during the wal
: On the Union side the only General
surviving we're Sherman and Sheridan
, and Of statesmen Andrew ]. Curtin, wa
Governor Of Pennsylvania; while Long
;; street and DAILY we're the only General
. and Jefferson Davis the solitary states
. man living as representatives OF 9TH
: lost cause The speaker describe
+ Logan as a man of sterling character
Proceeding, he glanced at the mode!
origin of the Generals life and hi
/ scant opportunity for acquiring an edl
c cation, from which he rose by the fore
n of his native ability and integrity to
: foremost place in the councils OF tn
n nation, having been candidate Tor tn
e Vice Presidency on the unsuccessful
). Republican ticket in 1884 and spoke
If of Tor the leading place in 1881
RI Among other incidents in the dea
S Generals career, illustrative of h
is manly character, it was told how b
withheld the presentation of an ord'
emitting him to supersede Gener
re Thomas, until he had given the latte
st one more chance to retrieve his To-
t. favor at headquarters. Without clam
t inc a place for Logan among the mr.
s. rank of statesmen, the speaker cite
m the opinion passed on him by recoE
:. nized statesman, attestlng his gre'
&c strength of character and honesty, t
e. Justify allotting the lamented hero n
m mean rank among statesmen. In
BY speaker closed with sympathetic an
r. Sion to the great grief of General Il
o. The full choir, Mrs, Hanford taklr
IA the solo, gave with thrilling effect u
,w hymn, dHeavenly Dwelling"
in Mr. R. w. Lame, Post Commando
h. tbenin behalf Geo, w. De Long 70
ad and the Grand Army thanked Il